This was our eighth cruise and our first on Celebrity and we have to say we were impressed.  We left Seattle on July 29th and returned seven days later on August 5th. During that period we were very lucky with the weather and only got a bit of rain in Juneau with the remainder being sunny or partially overcast. Even in Ketchikan, where it rains constantly, the skies were sunny and blue.  We were told it was the first time this year that the ship had docked in Ketchikan where it had not rained.   

Embarktation:  

We arrived early (1045) and had a quick and relatively painless embarkation process. However I heard from one of the staff that from 12-2 the lines are long and the embarkation process can be painful.  After a short wait we started boarding around 1130.  The rooms weren't ready but we ate lunch and by 100 pm we were in our room.  Read more